Kerly Bob the Builder

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

this weekend, we took a 6hour train ride from new delhi to amritsar.

amritsar means "pool of holy nectar" in hindi.

we went there specially to visit the holy golden temple.

the golden temple is the largest temple in the world,

and it is said that many temples around the world,

including the many many hindi temples in singapore,

are modelled after this famous golden temple in amritsar.

first stop, to our hotel.

after yummy dinner, we headed off to the wagah border.

the wagah border is one of the 3 customs between india and pakistan.

because of the long history of animosity between the 2 nations,

the "closing the border" ceremony every evening is very eggciting !!

officers from both nations scorn at each other during the elaborate marching ceremony,

before lowering the national flags and closing the border gates.

it felt like a mini national day parade !!
there were super alot of indian supporters,

and everyone was chanting "long live india !!"

<3, KerlyBob! @ 12:04 am